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TIL Several BP and Transocean executives were on board Deepwater Horizon during the catastrophic explosion. A few of their intentions included maintenance planning, presenting a safety campaign, and congratulating the senior staff of the rig for 7 years of operations without a lost time incident.

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Kx1E TIL In 1989, a NY contractor decided to buy the contents of a storage container. He paid under $100 for what he would soon discover was the white Lotus Esprit submarine-car used in the James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me. The car was bought at auction by Elon Musk for $1 million.
wLKBW TIL that abolitionist martyrJohn Brown was “cheerful” awaiting execution. Brown, a devout Christian recognizing the power of martyrdom, was “fully persuaded that I am worth inconceivably more to hang than any other purpose.” Emerson: “If he shall suffer. the gallows will be glorious like the cross.”
neRWG TIL: Men have nipples because embryos are always female in their early stages, and males only differentiate from the female after a few weeks
Y7jnr TIL The Wire Fox Terrier has won the most Best in Show awards at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, with 15 wins. The Scottish Terrier and English Springer Spaniel come in 2nd and 3rd place respectively
rREQw TIL Prison Guards once handcuffed an inmates hands above his head outside in 100+ degree weather, took his clothes so he would receive more intense sun burns and refused to give him any water for 7 hours. The courts ruled that what the guards had done wasn't cruel or unusual punishment.